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THOMAS COOPER. 809

United States, you must acquit him; if he haa proved the
truth of the facts asserted by him, you must find him not
guilty.

THE VERDICT AND SENTENCE.

The Jury retired and returned with a verdict of Guilty.

Jupaz CHasz, Mr. Cooper, as the jury have found you
guilty, we wish to hear any circumstances you have to offer
in point of the mitigation of the fine the court may think
proper to impose on you, and also in extenuation of your
punishment, We should therefore wish to know your situa-
tion in life, in regard to your circumstances. It will be
proper for you to consider of this: as you are under recog-
nizanee, you will attend the court some time the latter end
of the week—(the court appointed Wednesday).

April 30.

Jovem Coase. Mr. Cooper, have you anything to offer
to the court previous to passing sentence?

Mr. Cooper. The court have desired me to offer anything
relating to my circumstances in mitigation of the fine, or any
observation that oceurs to me in extenuation of the offense.
I have thought it my duty (not for the purpose of deprecat-
ing any punishment which the court may deem it proper to
inflict, but) to prevent any accidental or apparent harshness
of punishment on part of the court, for want of that in-
formation which it is In my power to give. For this reason,
therefore, and that the court may not be misled, I think it
right to aay, that my property in this country is moderate.
That some resources I had in England, commercial failures
there have lately eut off: that I depend practically on my
practice: that practice, imprisonment will annihilate. Be
it 0. I have been accustomed to make sacrifices to opinion,
and J can make this. As to circumstances in extenuation, not
being conscious that I have set down aught in malice, I have
nothing to extenuate.

Jupas Cuass. I have heard what you have to say. I am

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